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13:12, july 26, 2013

More than 100,000 people in Tajikistan to benefit from ADB’s climate resilience project

DUSHANBE, July 26, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $21.

11:49, july 26, 2013

Tajik universities and vocational schools allot seats to ethnic Tajik from Kyrgyzstan

DUSHANBE, July 26, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajik higher educational institutions and vocational schools have allotted 55 seats to ethnic Tajik from Kyrgyzstan.

11:36, july 26, 2013

569 labor migrants from Sughd reported missing

KHUJAND, July 26, 2013, Asia-Plus -- 569 labor migrants from Sughd province have been reported missing, Ms.

10:53, july 25, 2013

Legal Aspects of Access to Information Project launched in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 25, 2013, Asia-Plus – Tajik public association, The Independent Human Rights Center, has launched the project, Legal Aspects of Access to Information.

15:23, july 24, 2013

Tajik human rights organization conduct independent survey on Khorog events

DUSHANBE, July 24, 2013, Asia-Plus – A joint press release issued by Pamir Barristers’ Association, Bureau on Human Rights and Rule of Law (BHR), Independent Human Rights Center, Child’s Rights

11:58, july 24, 2013

Recurrence of Khorog events will be ‘geopolitical suicide’ for Tajikistan, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, July 24, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Recurrence of the events that took place in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) last year will be ‘geopolitical suicide’ for

11:12, july 24, 2013

March held in Khorog today morning to honor the victims of last year’s events

DUSHANBE, July 24, 2013, Asia-Plus – Today morning, at 4:00 am, a march was held in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) to honor the victims of last year’s events.

15:16, july 23, 2013

Tajikistan begins to actively discharge water from Qairoqqum reservoir

Tajikistan has begun to actively discharge water from the reservoir powering the Qairoqqum hydroelectric power plant (HPP) in Sughd province for irrigation in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.

14:08, july 23, 2013

RRS opens public reception room for migrants at FMS’s office in Moscow

DUSHANBE, July 23, 2013, Asia-Plus – The Russian Red Cross (RSS) has opened a public reception room at Russia’s Federal Migration Service (FMS)’s office in Moscow.

13:19, july 23, 2013

This summer’s hottest weather expected to be from July 27-30

DUSHANBE, July 23, 2013, Asia-Plus – This summer, the hottest weather is expected to be in Tajikistan from July 27-30.

11:28, july 23, 2013

Media Council monitors observance of ethical norms in the media

DUSHANBE, July 23, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s media self-regulation body, Media Council, has begun to issue monthly reports based on monitoring observance of ethical standards in journalistic

13:55, july 22, 2013

Tajik chief prosecutor says he is not going to run for the presidency

DUSHANBE, July 22, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Prosecutor-General, Sherkhon Salimzoda, has noted that he is not going to run in the upcoming presidential election.

10:52, july 22, 2013

130 residents of Kulob fined a total of 5,160 somoni for breaking tobacco-controlled law in H1 2013

KULOB, July 22, 2013, Asia-Plus -- 130 residents of the Kulob region in the Khatlon province have been fined a totaled of 5,160 somoni for breaking the country’s tobacco-controlled law.

13:09, july 20, 2013

Xinjiang TV expected to shoot documentary about Tajikistan’s achievements

DUSHANBE, July 20, 2013, Asia-Plus – Sharif Said, Chairman of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) on July 19 met in Urumqi, the capital of China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

11:38, july 19, 2013

GBAO livestock breeders to supply yak meet and cheeses to Dushanbe’s markets

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2013, Asia-Plus – Livestock breeders from the Murgab district of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) are expected to supply yak meat and cheeses to Dushanbe’s markets.

10:23, july 19, 2013

Tajikistan to toughen penalties for child exploitation

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2013, Asia-Plus –The Government of Tajikistan is currently considering the draft decree on the list of jobs for persons under the age of 18, Navrouz Samadov, the head of the

12:49, july 18, 2013

Barqi Tojik head dismissed for wage payment delays, says Tajik official

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2013, Asia-Plus – Abdullo Yorov has been relieved of his post of head of Barqi Tojik for delay in payment of wages to Barqi Tojik workers, Navrouz Samadov, the head of the Labor

11:01, july 18, 2013

The number of anthrax-infected persons reaches seven in Sughd

KHUJAND, July 18, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A new case of anthrax registered in the Bobojonghafurov district on July 16 has brought the total number of anthrax–infected persons in the northern province of

16:31, july 17, 2013

Tajikistan report submitted to UN Human Rights Committee far from actuality, say Khorog residents

KHOROG, July 17, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Residents of Khorog are indignant at a statement made by Tajik delegation during the presentation of second periodic report of Tajikistan on its

11:20, july 17, 2013

Zayd Saidov asks the president for help with his discharge

Known Tajik businessman and former minister of industry, Zayd Saidov, has written a letter to President Emomali Rahmon from the pretrial detention center of the State Committee for National Security

09:59, july 17, 2013

One anthrax patients registered in Sughd dies

KHUJAND, July 17, 2013, Asia-Plus -- One of anthrax patients recently registered in the northern province of Sughd has died.

09:20, july 17, 2013

Over $47.2 mln worth of humanitarian aid delivered to Tajikistan in H1 2013

DUSHANBE, July 17, 2013, Asia-Plus – Forty-two countries of the world have provided more than 47.2 million U.S.

16:46, july 16, 2013

300 books handed over to rural school in southern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 17, 2013 Asia-Plus – On July 11, Ms.

15:45, july 16, 2013

Tajik official offers to sell water of Lake Sarez to countries experiencing water shortage

The head of the Committee for Environmental Protection says that Tajikistan could lower the water level at Lake Sarez through selling its water to countries experiencing water shortage.

14:36, july 16, 2013

300 books donated to rural school in southern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 16, 2013 Asia-Plus – More than 300 books for preschoolers have been handed over to the library at school # 2 in the Sarband district, Khatlon province in the framework of the Reading

09:27, july 16, 2013

Russia denies entry to Tajik opposition journalist

DUSHANBE, July 16, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A well-known Tajik opposition journalist has been denied entry at Moscow''s Sheremetyevo Airport, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports.

09:20, july 16, 2013

The EU Rule of Law Platform organizes a study tour to Latvia, Germany and France

DUSHANBE, July 16, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The EU funded "Rule of Law Platform – Central Asia" Project has organized a “Study Visit to Administrative Courts and Institutions in Latvia, Germany and

17:05, july 15, 2013

Cases of anthrax reported in Sughd

DUSHANBE, July 15, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Cases of anthrax have been reported in two districts of the northern province of Sughd.

16:47, july 15, 2013

Sarkhatib of central mosque in Vose reportedly dismissed for misinforming the president

DUSHANBE, July 15, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Committee on Religious Affairs (CRA) under the Government of Tajikistan on July 14 dismissed sarkhatib (incumbent) of the central mosque in the Vose

15:56, july 15, 2013

Tajik opposition journalist detained at Moscow airport

Dodojon Atovulloyev, Tajik opposition journalists also head of the Vatandor (Patriot) movement, was detained at the Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow today after arriving from Prague.